A Fairy Tale Revolution

Hansel and Greta

A retelling of 'Hansel and Gretel' from A Fairy Tale Revolution, a series designed to remix and revive our favourite stories

[A] riotously funny re-telling of Hansel and Gretel... Hilarious

Jeanette Winterson (Author) Jeanette Winterson CBE was born in Manchester. She published her first novel, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, at twenty-five. Over two decades later she revisited that material in her internationally bestselling memoir Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?. Winterson has written thirteen novels for adults and two previous collections of short stories, as well as children's books, non-fiction and screenplays. She is Professor of New Writing at the University of Manchester. She lives in the Cotswolds in a wood and in Spitalfields, London. Laura Barrett (Illustrator) Laura Barrett is an illustrator inspired by the darker side of folk and fairy tales, and enjoys working in the medium of traditional Scherenschnitte (paper cutting). Since graduating from University of the Arts London and with over 10 years of industry experience, Laura has worked with a stellar client list including the BBC and The Guardian. Laura works from her home studio in South East London.

Jeanette Winterson retells 'Hansel and Gretel'. A Fairy Tale Revolution is here to remix and revive our favourite stories. 
 
'Deep in the wood' 
 
Greta lives with her brother Hansel on the edge of a great forest - a forest in danger of destruction. 
 
GreedyGuts, their aunt, doesn't appreciate Hansel and Greta's plans to replant trees and save the forest. In fact, she thinks they're horrible little vegetarians. 
 
GreedyGuts doesn't give two hoots about nature. She favours luxury and living it up: eating, shopping and partying hard. And so she hatches a plan to get rid of the meddling, do-gooder kids...deep in the wood.

Blueblood

A retelling of 'Blueblood' from A Fairy Tale Revolution, a series designed to breathe new life into old stories, for modern girls and boys

As macabre as the original... the same dark, sinister atmosphere overshadows the old, murderous story

Malorie Blackman retells 'Bluebeard'. A Fairy Tale Revolution is here to remix and revive our favourite stories. These twists on familiar tales make the perfect Christmas gift. 
 
'Please don't even try to get down to the basement. Just leave it alone - okay? Otherwise you'll ruin things for both of us...' 
 
Nia has met the man she wants to marry. Marcus is kind, clever and handsome, with a beard so dark it is nearly blue-black. Nia demands a single promise from him - that Marcus will never enter her study in the basement, her private space. 
 
But when Marcus's curiosity begins to mount Nia feels more and more uneasy. Will he betray her? Can he accept that no means no? Can a woman ever have a room of her own?

Kamila Shamsie

Laura Barrett

Duckling, written in a clear, poetic voice reminiscent of Wilde's Happy Prince, is at times almost painfully affecting...but brimming over, too, with heart and courage

[A] moving, poetic tale [that] celebrates an outsider's adventurous spirit in a world that's quick to judge

Kamila Shamsie retells 'The Ugly Duckling'. A Fairy Tale Revolution is here to remix and revive our favourite stories. 
 
'A duck unlike other ducks. A raincloud-duck, with the heart of a lion, who struck out into the world on her own...' 
 
On the farm, some eggs are hatching. A flock of sweet ducklings are popping out. But one duckling looks different from all the others... 
 
Cast out and all alone, this odd duckling will need all her bravery and curiosity to survive. Her journey is a search for belonging, but what she finds is the right to be different.

Laura Barrett

Praise for Duckling

Duckling, written in a clear, poetic voice reminiscent of Wilde's Happy Prince, is at times almost painfully affecting...but brimming over, too, with heart and courage

[A] moving, poetic tale [that] celebrates an outsider's adventurous spirit in a world that's quick to judge

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